used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
A-BLOW
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From this reading _ALL A-BLOW: THE APPLE TREE_.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _ALL A-BLOW: THE APPLE TREE_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
APPLEnounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading _ALL A-BLOW: THE APPLE TREE_.
apple-orchard
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From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
can't
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From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
deliciouslyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪʃəʃli/
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
ectasy
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From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
Edith
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From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
Elmridge
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From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
Harson
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From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
how
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From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
Malcolm
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From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
on one occasion
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
pink-and-white
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From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "And how deliciously _sweet_ it is!" said Malcolm as he sniffed the fragrant air.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ALL A-BLOW: THE APPLE TREE_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading _ALL A-BLOW: THE APPLE TREE_.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh!" exclaimed Edith, turning up her funny little nose to get the full benefit of all this fragrance; "I can't breathe half enough at once."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It certainly was a beautiful sight, and the children exclaimed over it in ectasy.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It was now past the middle of April, and Miss Harson had taken her little flock to visit an apple-orchard at some distance from Elmridge, and the whole place seemed to be one mass of pink-and-white bloom.
